Paradise was a small town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. The town was located 10.5 miles east-north-east of Greenville and was formerly called Stum's Landing.[1] It was once a trading post along the Green River, but it no longer exists. It was torn down in 1967 by the Tennessee Valley Authority to make room for a coal-burning electric plant.
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History
A post office was established at Paradise on March 1, 1852; it closed in 1967.[1]
John Prine
A song about Paradise, Kentucky, called "Paradise", was written and made famous by singer/songwriter John Prine. The lyrics attribute the destruction of Paradise to the Peabody company, and allude to the fact that the town was a site for strip mining. In reality, the town was flooded by the waters of the Green River in 1969, when a dam was erected to facilitate barge traffic to and from the coal fields. John Denver recorded the song, and released it on his album, "Rocky Mountain High".
References
- ^ a b Rennick, Robert M. (1984) Kentucky Place Names, p. 226. Lexington, Ky: The University Press of Kentucky, ISBN 0-8131-1503-5
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Coordinates: 37°16′05″N 86°59′01″W / 37.26806°N 86.98361°W
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